Hardware 3g glass bowl - Amazon link Desk Lamp (with 6500k bulb)- HomeDepot link Substrate Miracle Grow Organic Potting Soil - HomeDepot link Play sand Flora Cryptocoryne wendtii Cryptocoryne undulata Valisneria natans **removed Feb 2018 Anubias nangi **removed Sept 2019 Eleocharis acicularis...

This is a three month update. In fact, I had to restart the tank after the first month due to an unwanted effect of a supposedly "neutral sand" substrate, so it is about two months since its final setup. The three main stalks of Ludwigia R. are emersing and looking good. I removed the lid...

I've seen a few different methods of sifting (or not) MGOC in preparation of adding it to the tank. I decided to go with the "soak the soil in water overnight, and then remove all the floaters." Well, I soaked it overnight and came back and I would said a solid 80% of the soil is still...

Dimensions: 59x20x15cm - 17 liters or 4.5 gallons Lighting: Chihiros RGB60 Filtration: Eden 501 (sponge, ceramic rings) Substrate: Pool filter sand, gravel 1-3mm, peat Hardscape: Seiryu stones, Lava rocks Plants: Fissidens sp. 'Khao Sok', Utricularia graminifolia Setting up the hardscape Egg...

After planting and flooding a walstad, are frequent water changes required? Or can you just let everything run it's course until it settles out in its own time? If they are required, what's the situation that would call for a water change while it's establishing? I've heard excessive ammonia...